The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-29
MEMPHIS DAILY L--.sATURDAY, JANUARY 20. 1887.

boasts publicly on the street; that he
(defendant) called him into his store
and demonstrated with him. telling
him that he endangered his life by the
courre he was following. That Dalton
stated that the Godwins had ruined
him and driven him from home, and
that he would just as soon die as live.
He said that Mrs. Polk loved him, and
he could not help II. That she had
come 10 him with $4,000 in her stock
ing aud begged him to run off with
her. That the Godwins knew this, and
that was why they wanted to get rid
OF him. That Dalton boosted to him
Of having been crimirslly intimate
with Mrs. Polk at fashionable water
ing place, aud said he had been caught
by her husband in her room, where
fipht took place bstween himself and
Polk. That he had been intimate with
her in New York, where he spent a
month with her. Counsel also stated
that they wished to show by said
deposition that the deceased had
stated to deponent that he was not
afraid OF the Godwins, that he was
fixed" for them and prepared.
Col. CAN'T also stated that the de-
PENDANT had other dispositions to prove
the same facts, aud the additional
facts, that the deceased had slandered
other members Of the Goodwin family /;
that he had brought the most serious
charges against Col. j. r Goodwin, the
father of the defendant, accusing him
OF the grossest immoralitieS, aud with
having pad him (Dalton) money not
to expose him. Col. CAN'T also stated
that the depositiors would show that
Dalton had boosted OF having taken
Mrs. Annie Polk to assiguation houses,
aud that the woman of the house had
informed on him and had caused her
to shoot herself on one occasion, after
which Col. Goodwin had to give Polk
$4,000 to get him to continue living
with her.
Counsel stated further that they
had deposition from J. I, Hutton,
of the same place as DR.. Fleming, aud
which would corroborate him; and
that they had one from a man whose
name would not % divulged at pres
ent, but that it would show an at
tempt on the part of tho deceased to
blsckmail and inf CT grievous wrongs
and insults on the Goodwin family.
"We expect to follow this up" con-
tinued Col. CAN'T, "by showing that
these charges are false, and that Mrs.
Polk was never In New York but
once, and that she was there then
under such circumstances as will prove
conclusively that his assertion vas
basely false and imp ossible. Then we
want to show, may II please your
Honor, the effect all this had upon the
mind Of the defendant. We want to
show how stab after stab was inflicted
and blow after blow given, until any
man would have been driven ID des
peration."
EMOTIONAL INSANITY PLEA.
By the Court-Your defense, then,
is emotional insanity, l presume 2
Ans.-Yes, sir, that Is one OF our de-
fences, but not the only one.
Mr.. Lshman answered Col. CAN'T at
considerable length, and during his
argument the Court directed the
Sheriff to take the jury to dinner, as
they would not be wanted before
afternoon. At the conclusion Of his
argument recess was taken, after
which G IN. Peters commenced one OF
the closest and most complete ar9u.
ments heard ia that court in many
days. He showed very cbnclusively
that il he had been taken by surprise
by Broaddus, such certainly was not
the case with these dispositions, for lie
had evidently prepared himself to
meet them, aud meet them he did
with many home thrust, and had a
decision from the Supreme Court OF
his own State or some other State, to
substautiate each proposition as he
stated it to the court. .., "a
The whole afternoon was consumed
by him in this effort, and just before
o'clock court adjourned to meet this
Saturday morning at $3.50 O'Clock.